The parents of Luke Holland, from Heaton Mersey, told the inquest into his death yesterday they had also been targeted by neo-Nazi's when they went to Berlin for the murder trial

By Ellie Cambridge

10th October 2017, 7:52 am

Updated: 11th October 2017, 8:31 am

A BRIT entrepreneur died after he was brutally peppered with bullets from a sawn-off shotgun in Berlin wielded by a neo-Nazi, an inquest heard yesterday.

Luke Holland was outside a bar in the German capital when a man, named previously as Rolf Z, shot him.

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Luke Holland died after being shot in a brutal attack in Berlin in 2015

The parents of the 31-year-old, from Heaton Mersey, told the inquest into his death they had also been targeted by neo-Nazis when they went to the city for the murder trial.

The Manchester Evening News reports Philip Holland, 63, told the coroner at Stockport Coroners Court: "The Foreign Office did nothing for us, they offered to come to the trial for two days, it lasted for 26 or 27.

"It wasn't really handled well at all, one day there were neo-Nazis threatening us outside."

Rita Holland, also 63, added: "They sent us a document off the internet, what if someone dies abroad, that was it.

"We would have liked more advice, there was no one there to tell us what to do next.

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Rolf Z, the man previously named as being responsible for his death

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Luke and his parents, Rita and Philip - he had an MBA from Oxford

"It was very impersonal, we didn't know how to get Luke's body home."

The inquest also heard Luke's killed was due to be charged with manslaughter by German authorities until his parents battled, with the aid of a lawyer and charities, for him to be charged with murder.

He was not named the inquest on Monday but had been previously revealed to be Rolf Z - he is serving a sentence of 11 years and seven months.

Luke was shot on September 20, 2015, and the inquest heard the man responsible had gone back inside the bar looking for "the other one" - presumed to be another foreigner.

The killer had been heard complaining about people not speaking German, and after his arrest cops found Nazi items and other weapons in his apartment.

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Luke, an entrepreneur, spoke fluent Japanese and had an MBA from Oxford University

After he was shot Luke was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead after taking bullets to the chest and abdomen.

Rita said of her son's killer after the inquest: "I don't feel any anger yet, when we were in court he didn't give a damn.

"I slammed Luke's picture on the glass in front of him and he just looked at it for ten seconds then spat out 'English'."

Luke, an entrepreneur, spoke fluent Japanese and had an MBA from Oxford University.

He had been in Germany working to help small start-up businesses with investments.

The Manchester United fan had been working on a vibrating music bracelet, which had caught the eye of larger firms.

His dad described him as a "happy, kind, intelligent young man who was well loved and respected".

Senior South Manchester Alison Mutch recorded a conclusion of unlawful killing.

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